Biography:
Raleigh Ritchie (a.k.a. Jacob Anderson) (born 18 June 1990) is a British artist from Bristol. Now based in London, his debut release entitled The Middle Child EP came out in July 2013. He released his debut full-length album 'You're a Man Now, Boy' on February 26, 2016 through Columbia Records, which debuted at 32 on the UK album charts. From 2012 until 2019, Anderson had been appearing in the television series Game of Thrones as the character Grey Worm.
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Notes:
Worked this out using barre chords on a guitar missing it's D string (hence the slightly odd chord
intonations), but if you prefer to play open you can do so by using the standard open chord intonations and
substituting the Bm for a Em7/B [x20030]
You might also like to play around with adding a 7th to the Em or some other flourish there when there's a
transition?
You can let the top E ring open as a pedal tone/droning note throughout the song, or vary using it along
with changing the strumming/picking pattern to fit the mood of the section if you want - I tried a kind of
alternate picking of the root (bass) note with dyads of the next root note + 3rd for the intro, plucked
chords (all strings simultaneously) for the chorus, then arpeggiated chords for the verse, and finally just
the root notes before going back to the plucked chords for the outro.
Check the song for the rhythm;)
C [x3x550]
Bm [x2x43x] (or Bmbb5 with the pedal tone)
Em7/G [3xx430]
G [3xx43x] (or Em7/G with the pedal tone)
Em [07xx80]
[Intro]
C Bm
Don't wanna wish my life away
Em7/G C
But the sun is in my eyes today
Bm
Summer's like a big parade
G Em
Anyway
[Chorus]
C
It's gonna be
Bm
A lonely summer for me
C
It's gonna be
Bm
A lonely summer for me
G Em C
'Cause I don't know how to be happy
[Verse 1]
I'm awkward
Bm
I dwell on the past 'cause I hate moving forward
C
If you had a year like mine, I'd say you all would
Bm
I don't wanna spend my prime just acting tortured
G Em C
Sure is a waste of time but hey, it's all good
Bm
And I don't wanna kill your vibe 'cause I'm disordered
C
The sun is allowed to shine but I'm an orchid
Chemistry altered
Bm G Em
Recreates with me
[Pre-Chorus]
C
Then again, maybe I need this
Glittering sequins
Dip in the sea and
Bm
Hittin' the beaches
G
Give me a reason
Em
Why I shouldn't sleep in
[Chorus]
C
It's gonna be
Bm
A lonely summer for me
C
It's gonna be
Bm
A lonely summer for me
G Em (mute)
'Cause I don't know how to be happy
[Verse 2]
C
Fuck it
Bm
I wasn't made for dancing, getting lucky
G Em C
Love is a waste of time when it's not lovely
Bm
Sun's out, guns out, fun won't make you love me
G Em
'Cause you're bumpin' uglies
[Pre-Chorus]
C
Then again, maybe I need this
Glittering sequins
Dip in the sea and
Bm
Hittin' the beaches
G
Give me a reason
Em
Why I shouldn't sleep in
[Chorus]
C
It's gonna be
Bm
A lonely summer for me
C
It's gonna be
Bm
A lonely summer for me
G Em C
'Cause I don't know how to be happy
[Outro]
Bm
Happy
C
Happy
G Em
Happy
C
Happy
Bm
(It's gonna, it's gonna) It's gonna be
C
(It's gonna, it's gonna) A lonely summer for me
Bm
A lonely summer for me
G Em C
'Cause I don't know how to be happy
Bm
It's gonna be
G Em C
A lonely summer for me
Bm
A lonely summer for me
G Em C
'Cause I don't know how to be happy
Bm
It's gonna be
G Em C
A lonely summer for me
Bm
A lonely summer for me
G Em
'Cause I don't know how to be happy
Worked this out using barre chords on a guitar missing it's D string (hence the slightly odd chord
intonations), but if you prefer to play open you can do so by using the standard open chord intonations and
substituting the Bm for a Em7/B [x20030]
You might also like to play around with adding a 7th to the Em or some other flourish there when there's a
transition?
You can let the top E ring open as a pedal tone/droning note throughout the song, or vary using it along
with changing the strumming/picking pattern to fit the mood of the section if you want - I tried a kind of
alternate picking of the root (bass) note with dyads of the next root note + 3rd for the intro, plucked
chords (all strings simultaneously) for the chorus, then arpeggiated chords for the verse, and finally just
the root notes before going back to the plucked chords for the outro.
Check the song for the rhythm;)
C [x3x550]
Bm [x2x43x] (or Bmbb5 with the pedal tone)
Em7/G [3xx430]
G [3xx43x] (or Em7/G with the pedal tone)
Em [07xx80]
[Intro]
C Bm
Don't wanna wish my life away
Em7/G C
But the sun is in my eyes today
Bm
Summer's like a big parade
G Em
Anyway
[Chorus]
C
It's gonna be
Bm
A lonely summer for me
C
It's gonna be
Bm
A lonely summer for me
G Em C
'Cause I don't know how to be happy
[Verse 1]
I'm awkward
Bm
I dwell on the past 'cause I hate moving forward
C
If you had a year like mine, I'd say you all would
Bm
I don't wanna spend my prime just acting tortured
G Em C
Sure is a waste of time but hey, it's all good
Bm
And I don't wanna kill your vibe 'cause I'm disordered
C
The sun is allowed to shine but I'm an orchid
Chemistry altered
Bm G Em
Recreates with me
[Pre-Chorus]
C
Then again, maybe I need this
Glittering sequins
Dip in the sea and
Bm
Hittin' the beaches
G
Give me a reason
Em
Why I shouldn't sleep in
[Chorus]
C
It's gonna be
Bm
A lonely summer for me
C
It's gonna be
Bm
A lonely summer for me
G Em (mute)
'Cause I don't know how to be happy
[Verse 2]
C
Fuck it
Bm
I wasn't made for dancing, getting lucky
G Em C
Love is a waste of time when it's not lovely
Bm
Sun's out, guns out, fun won't make you love me
G Em
'Cause you're bumpin' uglies
[Pre-Chorus]
C
Then again, maybe I need this
Glittering sequins
Dip in the sea and
Bm
Hittin' the beaches
G
Give me a reason
Em
Why I shouldn't sleep in
[Chorus]
C
It's gonna be
Bm
A lonely summer for me
C
It's gonna be
Bm
A lonely summer for me
G Em C
'Cause I don't know how to be happy
[Outro]
Bm
Happy
C
Happy
G Em
Happy
C
Happy
Bm
(It's gonna, it's gonna) It's gonna be
C
(It's gonna, it's gonna) A lonely summer for me
Bm
A lonely summer for me
G Em C
'Cause I don't know how to be happy
Bm
It's gonna be
G Em C
A lonely summer for me
Bm
A lonely summer for me
G Em C
'Cause I don't know how to be happy
Bm
It's gonna be
G Em C
A lonely summer for me
Bm
A lonely summer for me
G Em
'Cause I don't know how to be happy
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